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Strawberry Banana Oatmeal Flax Muffins

April 10, 2016 by jessfuel 14 Comments

These Strawberry Banana Oatmeal Flax Muffins are flour-free, gluten-free and packed with omega-3’s. They’re delicious and perfect as a hearty, healthy breakfast or snack.

Strawberry Banana Oatmeal Flax Muffins

My stomach is officially shrinking– errr, getting smooshed– and it’s seriously the saddest thing ever. Like when your hubby cooks the most perfect filet mignon in a pan with fresh rosemary and garlic butter and you can only eat half of it (leftovers are so not the same). Or when you go out to dinner and can only eat a few of the delicious, hot french fries you’ve been craving. But then you’re hungry an hour later, when the fries are cold and yucky. Le sigh.

Since I can’t eat a lot at once these days, I pretty much spend the whole day snacking. I’ve said many times before that muffins are one of my favorite snacks! They’re such an easy grab-and-go snack and you can make them as healthy as you want. Plus, they freeze really well!

Since growing babies need lots of omega-3’s and fresh fish isn’t that abundant in this desert I live in, I’ve been trying to eat a lot of chia seeds and flax seeds. They’re both great plant sources of omega-3’s. Chia seeds are easy– I love the things, put them on top of my yogurt and oatmeal, and of course make delicious Chia Seed Pudding!

Flax seeds I’m not so crazy about. I tried topping my yogurt with some, but I don’t love the flavor. Luckily, I realized when you bake with flax you really can’t taste it at all. So I’ve been making lots of flax muffins!

This version is made with oatmeal instead of flour, which adds some extra fiber and nutrients. Plus awesome texture. These muffins are super hearty and will definitely keep you full.

Strawberry Banana Oatmeal Flax Muffins

Our local strawberry stands have opened up and I can’t get enough. The problem if that they sell the strawberries in HUGE baskets. And since they’re picked at peak ripeness (and peak deliciousness), they don’t last long before starting to wilt. So these muffins were also the perfect way to use up some of my bounty. But you could also use frozen berries if you don’t have fresh available.

These didn’t last long. Nick was a huge fan and we each ate 4 of them the day I baked them! I already bought some more bananas and now I’m just willing them to get nice and brown so I can bake some more of these muffins. 🙂

Strawberry Banana Oatmeal Flax Muffins
 
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Author: Flying on Jess Fuel
Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Muffins
Serves: 12 muffins
Ingredients
  • 2½ cups old fashioned oatmeal
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tbsp ground flaxseed
  • 1 (5.3 oz) container strawberry Greek yogurt (or plain or vanilla)
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 ripe bananas
  • 1 cup diced strawberries (fresh or frozen)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick spray and set aside.
  2. Place oatmeal in a food processor and process oatmeal into a course flour. Add baking powder, soda and flaxseed, and pulse to combine. Add the yogurt, eggs, honey, vanilla and bananas and process until everything is blended and you have a smooth batter.
  3. Remove the blade from the food processor and stir strawberries into the batter.
  4. Divide batter equally between 12 muffin cups in prepared muffin tin. Bake 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
  5. Cool in pan 10 minutes then gently transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
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Comments

  1. Stephanie R says

    April 10, 2016 at 1:47 pm

    Yum, these look delicious! I bet they would be great for a breakfast on the go!

    Reply
  2. marcie says

    April 11, 2016 at 1:49 pm

    These muffins look so delicious, Jess, and I love that they’re flourless! Beautiful photos, and I’d love these for breakfast or after a workout!

    Reply
    • jessfuel says

      April 12, 2016 at 9:39 am

      Thanks, Marcie! I love using oatmeal as “flour”!

      Reply
  3. [email protected] The Well Floured Kitchen says

    April 12, 2016 at 7:58 am

    I love throwing flax into baked goods too- such a healthy addition. I can’t wait to see some fresh local strawberries- yum. And I would have totally eaten 4 of these muffins too – they look delicious!

    Reply
    • jessfuel says

      April 12, 2016 at 9:38 am

      Thanks, Sherri! Strawberry season is definitely the best!!

      Reply
  4. Meena @AnchoredinSweets says

    April 12, 2016 at 11:07 am

    These look great.

    – a fellow military wife

    Reply
  5. Shelby @ Go Eat and Repeat says

    April 12, 2016 at 1:11 pm

    These are a perfect snack! I’ve never thought about how a growing baby would push against your stomach and make you fuller faster- but it makes total sense! While you do have to give up on some things, you do get to snack all day long!

    Reply
  6. Lorraine says

    June 16, 2017 at 1:01 pm

    Just made these! Do you know what the calories are per muffin?

    Reply
  7. Lori V. says

    April 10, 2018 at 4:10 am

    Do these freeze & reheat well. They look delicious!!!!

    Reply
    • jessfuel says

      April 11, 2018 at 11:30 am

      They do! I freeze and reheat every muffin recipe I make! 🙂

      Reply
      • Lori V. says

        April 25, 2018 at 1:34 pm

        I made these & froze them, too, and they are now a staple for me as my cholesterol numbers are inverted, so these feel indulgent while increasing my oat and flax seed intake… I even added extra flax & they are a hit at my house… trying blackberry soon! Thank you!!!

        Reply
  8. Lori V. says

    April 10, 2018 at 7:18 pm

    Do these freeze & reheat well?

    Reply

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